LSI No. 1 in host bus RAID controller unit shipments for second consecutive year

BANGALORE, INDIA: LSI Corp. today announced that Gartner Inc. ranked LSI as the worldwide leader in host bus RAID controller unit shipments for 2008. According to the latest market data released by the firm, LSI maintained its No. 1 position for the second consecutive year with 31.4 percent unit share.

In addition, LSI claimed the top spot in the third-party enabling vendor category based on the company’s MegaRAID SATA+SAS RAID controller shipments. According to the report, LSI grew its unit share in host bus SAS RAID controllers to 67.7 percent, more than twice the share of its closest competitor.

Gartner defines third-party enabling vendors as companies that design, manufacture and sell host bus RAID controllers for integration into computing and storage platforms manufactured by other vendors and system integrators.

“We believe our significant growth and continued leadership prove that our strategy to offer the most powerful and complete RAID controller portfolio in the industry is paying dividends,” said Phil Bullinger, executive vice president and general manager, Engenio Storage Group, LSI.

“As the industry rapidly transitions to serial RAID technology, we’re confident that our extensive SAS and SATA product families, strategic investments and focused innovations will continue to meet and exceed the needs of our OEM and channel customers.”